tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post1333821269579678908..comments2024-03-28T00:53:49.609-07:00Comments on PLANET ALGOL: [Fairy Tale OD&D] Rumplestiltskin Dwarves RULEBlairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-18261109508052399492011-08-21T17:26:57.325-07:002011-08-21T17:26:57.325-07:00hmm... Cthulhu Dark Ages had dwarves which were ba...hmm... Cthulhu Dark Ages had dwarves which were basically body-snatchers that took over the bodies of the dead. I have been thinking about doing a variation on that for my campaign. So far without any success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-17401836291886920792011-08-17T16:57:18.185-07:002011-08-17T16:57:18.185-07:00Where did the "Dwarves speak with Scottish ac...Where did the "Dwarves speak with Scottish accents" thing originally come from anyhow? I was not aware of it until it (all of a sudden) seemed universal. It sure isn't from Tolkien, as his Dwarves are all named after the actual dwarf name list from Norse mythology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-11230484838567372112011-08-17T14:33:29.960-07:002011-08-17T14:33:29.960-07:00Each hit point represents one pixie. When you want...Each hit point represents one pixie. When you want to commit to some activity, roll d% trying to get over the number of pixies comprising you. If you roll under, there is anarchy in the decision-making and the pixies do nothing but argue for a while. If you roll over, a pixie majority convinces the others to do what you wanted. This means more pixies = more chaos. <br /><br />When you reach 90 pixies you must roll d% every week, failure means there is a population split. d20 pixies scatter to the winds. d20 more flee in 3s and 4s. The remainder stay (which may leave you still above 90 pixies, which is fine, until next week). <br /><br />A Mobblyte is born when at least 3 pixies come together and binge for a continuous month. This duration is uncommon. though the binging is not. Once formed into a Mobblyte, they gather other pixies as determined by their level advancement. For every 6 full pixies, the Mobblyte has 1 HD. Loss of pixies in combat or by anarchy purge leads to lost HD. Death magic, sleep, etc. affects the Mobblyte as if it were a single high-HD creature and not a bunch of individual 1 HP pixies. If a Mobblyte remains at 1 HD or less for a month the pack dissolves, the component pixies splitting up completely in roomate-angst. <br /><br />Mobblytes carry treasure as humans of appropriate HD. They have Magic-User spellcasting ability equal to 1/3 their HD, except that no spellbooks are required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-80625940526749980612011-08-17T05:53:49.622-07:002011-08-17T05:53:49.622-07:00The Mobblyte is a dwarf made from a hundred glowin...The Mobblyte is a dwarf made from a hundred glowing pixies.Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416183152348428399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-50361140128762535912011-08-17T04:52:18.145-07:002011-08-17T04:52:18.145-07:00Man....honestly I'd be happy for Elves, Dwarve...Man....honestly I'd be happy for Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and and Hobbits to just be gone from D&D. Gnomes, when imagined as you described dwarves above are fucking boss though. <br /><br />The traction in peoples imaginations thing is a big factor though, especially for people that have never played before. Always elves. Bloody elves. They just seem like such a bland cipher for " Okay everyone, it's FANTASY now"<br /><br />Word verification: Mobblyte. Now that sounds like a "demi-human" with some interesting weirdness.Andrew Walterhttp://www.andrewwalter.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-20378618571897258542011-08-16T18:53:21.609-07:002011-08-16T18:53:21.609-07:00All dwarves in Red Box Vancouver talks like Sean C...All dwarves in Red Box Vancouver talks like Sean Connery. Except Gamgar.<br /><br />And Gamgar also wields a sword. A sword that kills undead.<br /><br />Or it would kill undead, if Gamgar could ever hit them with it.<br /><br />Which he can't.Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416183152348428399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-2330552057043177302011-08-16T11:49:02.207-07:002011-08-16T11:49:02.207-07:00I like it. I've never had a problem with stoc...I like it. I've never had a problem with stock Dwarves, though...it's the frickin Elves that need to go!The Iron Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839364742884404019noreply@blogger.com